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Withdrawal of annexation proposal, October 1838

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Since the date of your correspondence
with Gen. Hunt on the
Subject of the proposition for the Annexation
of Texas to the United States-although
that proposition was then considered
by the Government finally disposed of. Texas has never-
theless continued to be generally regarded by
people of both countries as in the atti-
tude of an [sic] supplicant for admission
into this union.

In order to prevent any
future misunderstanding upon this
Subject, and believing than [that] an expl-
icit avowal of its present own policy
in reference to this measure
would conduce mutually to the
interests of both countries, the Govern-
ment of Texas has directed the undersigned
most respectfully but unconditionally
to withdraw the proposition.

Accordingly The undersigned Minister
Plenipotentiory [sic] of the Republic of
Texas in compliance with his